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　　Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal – or at least many parts of it have．　　1　　．Ideas about social class – whether a person is “working - class” or “middle - class” – are one area in which changes have been extremely slow．

　　In the past, the working – class tended to be paid less than middle – class people．The trypical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting．

　　The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth．He was-and still is - inclined to take a longer-term view．Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important．　　2　　．Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity(or the education and training)to make such long-term plans．

　　　　3　　．In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors(管理者)．Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow"．Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority(自卑感)．In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position．

　　　　4　　．They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary．There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations．　　5　　．As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups．

A．Nowadays, a great deal has changed

B．Both of these provided him and his family with security

C．As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existence

D．However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid

E．In recent years, the working – class people have begun to design long – term plans

F．In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned

G．The changes in both life – styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people

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　　　　1　　 This date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-Christmas times, around the time of the longest night and the shortest day．Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions：Christmas trees, cards and presents．Shops can make about 60 percent f their year’s income in the three months before Christmas, so most shops get ready for it in October．　　2　　 The first time this happened was in 1867 when Macy’s famous shop in New York, stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve．

　　By mid-December, almost every shop and street has a Christmas tree．　　3　　 In the northern countries, winter is cold and dark and most trees are decorated with lights and colored glass balls give people hope that spring will come．

　　Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bag of toys．Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them．　　4　　

　　On Christmas Day a traditional meal is eaten, usually a turkey and a rich, spicy cake．Some people hate Christmas．　　5　　 They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions．Love it or hate it, Christmas is a time to look back over the old year and forward to the new one．

A．This tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD．

B．Believe it or not．

C．Since about 400 AD, Christmas Day has been celebrated．

D．Others feel it is a magical and exciting time．

E．The shopping centers are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night．

F．It was really beautiful indeed．

G．By tradition, he brings the toys to children at night, on the night before Christmas．

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　　For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans．　　1　　 Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．

　　Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829．　　2　　 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．

　　Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth．　　3　　 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．

　　In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets(铆钉)．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent．　　4　　．

　　By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．　　5　　 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．

A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．

B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．

C．Strauss agreed and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．

D．However, he did not get much business for those products．

E．Besides, he also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．

F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．

G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．

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　　It is not so easy to disagree with your parents．Here are a few quick tips on how to show your opinion in the right way．

　　　　1　　 Don’t let angry words fly out of your mouth if you don’t really want to say them，or you will have a lot of work to do later．

　　　　2　　 How would you feel if you were your mother or father? Why do they do that? Is it really bad?

　　Try to stay calm．If you find yourself getting too angry, ask for softie time Io be alone．　　3　　

　　Learn to listen．Maybe your parents aren’t as persuasive(具有说服力的)as you think．　　4　　

　　Pay attention to needs rather than problems 　　5　　 Tell your parents that you want to discuss the problem with them rather than work against them．

A．Think before you speak．

B．Never listen to your parents

C．Think about the problem from your parents’ point of view．

D．It is quite common to disagree with one’s parents．

E．Hear them out and then decide how to deal with the problem．

F．Be clear about what you need，rather than focus on why you disagree．

G．If you can, try to discuss the problem with your parents at another time．

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Peter：　　1　　

Monica：Yes, but not here．　　2　　 I don’t like eating standing up．

Peter：There is another restaurant over there．

Monica：　　3　　 Only the rich can afford to eat there．Besides, 　　4　　 I’m not going into a restaurant that doesn’t have a menu．

Peter：We just passed a café that looks like snakes．

Monica：　　5　　

Peter：You’re one of those people that are never satisfied, aren’t you?

A．Shall we have something to eat?

B．Do you come here very often?

C．I don’t like café without tables．

D．It is expensive and charges very high prices．

E．Oh, I don’t like the look of it．

F．It serves very good coffee．

G．I can’t see a menu．

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　　Maybe you are an average student．　　1　　 This is not necessarily so, however．Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to．Here’s how．

　　Plan your time carefully．When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do．After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time．First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc．Then decide a good, regular time for studying．　　2　　 A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time．

　　Make good use of your time in class．　　3　　 Listening carefully in class means less work later．Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says．

　　Study regularly．When you get home from school, go over your notes; review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material．　　4　　 If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer．

　　Develop a good attitude towards tests．The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject．They help you remember your new knowledge．The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried．

　　　　5　　 You will probably discover them after you have tried these．

A．There are other methods that might help you with your studying．

B．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for relaxation．

C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says．

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard．

E．You probably think you will never be a top student．

F．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class．

G．This will help you understand the next class．

　　I started to study English by myself when I was about 15 because of Michael Jackson．He's been my idol since 1991, and I really wanted to understand him and his music．　　1　　 I was very patient, and that helped me a lot in the process of learning English by myself．

　　Actually, I can't describe the techniques I used to learn it, because it was almost automatic for me to start understanding English after a period of hard work trying to translate texts, dialogues and songs．　　2　　

　　One thing that I can say is that I started learning English through comparing patterns and observing the language structure, comparing it to Portuguese and trying to memorize rules．　　3　　 Another thing that helped me a lot is the fact that I would spend hours studying the uses, tenses, etc．of the words I could notice．

　　　　4　　 It was the hardest part of the process for me, because the only source I had was music, although I used a pronunciation dictionary, too．

　　　　5　　 Later on I entered UFMG and really started studying English．Today I'm a teacher at an English Course, and I really enjoy it, because I can improve my English each day．

A．Despite the difficulty, I could learn everything well．

B．So I really can't say exactly how I've achieved proficiency(熟练)．

C．With the help of my teacher, I learned pronunciation well．

D．So I can say that a strong will is the key to my success．

E．After having a large vocabulary, I started working on pronunciation．

F．And I used to make lists of words in order to memorize them and their meanings．

G．I used to use a dictionary to find the meaning of each word in songs written by him．

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　　The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we've never been before．

　　But just as in face-to-face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when online．　　1　　 Imagine how you'd feel if you were in the other person's shoes．

　　For anything you're about to send, ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person's face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread．　　2　　

　　If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct(本能)is to fire back in the same manner．But try not to do so．　　3　　 If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it．Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room．

　　　　4　　 Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate．When someone makes a mistake, whether it's a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it．If it's a small mistake, you may not need to say anything．Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything．

　　Having good manners yourself doesn't give you license to correct everyone else．　　5　　 At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended．

A．Everyone was new to the network once．

B．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely．

C．It's natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online．

D．The basic rule is simple：Treat others in the same way you would want to be treated．

E．You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages．

F．When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear．

G．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you'd feel comfortable saying the words to the person's face．